Autobiography

Autobiography covers Morrissey's life from his birth until the present day. Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982–1987), Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades. Achieving eleven Top 10 albums (plus nine with the Smiths), his songs have been recorded by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore, amongst others. An animal protectionist, in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British icon by viewers of the BBC, losing out to Sir David Attenborough. In 2007 Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male, past or present, in a nationwide newspaper poll. In 2012, Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel-Aviv. It has been said "Most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime."

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I'm a Motley/GNR/Halen trainweck kind of guy - Morrissey's book was a refreshing, intelligent read. I won't be buying a Smith's/Morrissey album anytime soon but I would highly recommend this book for all musicians. I went after this book after seeing him interviewed on a NY Dolls doc/dvd....

cane420
Jan 13, 2015

eloquent ......ambiguous...... timeless ..... classic..... just like the man himself ....

memoriesofthefuture
May 26, 2014

I am a fan of the Smiths but I had a terribly hard time reading this. A lot of patting himself on the back. Very revisionist.I sloughed on to the end hoping there would be so some form of redemption or self analysis. Anything! But no--just disappointment. Well at least his lyrics are great! Skip this 'biography'